Hugh Gaitskell
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Hugh Gaitskell was a prominent mid-20th-century British politician who led the Labour Party and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, known for his opposition to unilateral nuclear disarmament and internal party reforms.
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| Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hampstead Cemetery, London ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of lupus ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-01-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs | leader of the Labour Party’s revisionist right ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Oxford
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Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1951
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as Leader of the Labour Party: 1963 ⓘ |
| familyName | Gaitskell ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | philosophy, politics and economics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Hugh Gaitskell
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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
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| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| hasChild | two daughters ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Maynard Keynes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of mixed economy
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attempts to revise Labour Party Clause IV ⓘ internal Labour Party reforms ⓘ opposition to excessive nationalisation ⓘ opposition to unilateral nuclear disarmament ⓘ strong anti-communist stance within Labour ⓘ |
| memberOf | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryService |
World War II economic mobilization
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surface form:
World War II home front economic administration
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1959 Labour Party conference speech against revising nuclear policy ⓘ |
| opposed |
Labour Party’s 1960 unilateralist defence policy resolution
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unilateral nuclear disarmament ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented | Leeds South ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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London
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Labour Party ⓘ Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ
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Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Member of Parliament for Leeds South ⓘ Minister of Fuel and Power ⓘ |
| predecessor | Clement Attlee ⓘ |
| religion | agnostic ⓘ |
| spouse | Dora Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Chancellor of the Exchequer: 1950
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as Leader of the Labour Party: 1955 ⓘ as MP for Leeds South: 1945 ⓘ |
| successor | Harold Wilson ⓘ |
| supported |
NATO
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nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| workLocation |
City of Westminster
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Westminster
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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell